The difference is that it is illegal to place a commercial ADVERTISEMENT on the coin or currency of the US and then use it in commerce. The Obama...
The bronze clad 1974 cents were bronze clad steel.
Once you convince yourself that you see them on one piece it becomes much easier to convince yourself you see them on others. Also the idea the...
The IN, D, and W show "extra material" because the die has chipped in those areas and not all of the field of the die is present to form the...
But you still have to agree that VA had left the Union because otherwise you would have to get permission for the division and WV becoming a state...
First thing to do is confirm the calibration of your scale. If it checks out look at the edges to make sure they haven't been struck on 40%...
They announced the composition of the the 2009 mint set a little while back. 8 cents copper alloy 4 P 4 D 2 five cent P & D 2 dimes P & D 12...
Happens every time there is an economic downturn. People have problems paying their bills and so they dig into all those jars and cans of coins...
Well what edition came out in 53? The 1954 edition of course. :)
I have an argument that could possibly make WV legal. Virginia had left the union and so when the people of the area that became WV applied for...
I looked on the HSN website and found them, they also have the same deal with 2008 cents for $39.95. I'm seriously tempted on picking up aset...
Back when I started collecting in 72 they were fairly common and you would see them advertised fequently. Now they are seldom seen, and usually...
Most dealers don't press charges if they get their oins back because in any cases they live a long way away and don't want to have to keep coming...
That's a 125% increase not 225%. The January figure is 225% of the Dec figure, but the INCREASE over Dec is only 125%
The S mintmark, being as the punch was heavily worn, (Think Type I) also often has a rectangular blob type appearance with only the curves on the...
As mentioned making tokens for circulation is illegal. Making a token that is only good in the business that issues it would be legal (This is...
The brain tries to interpret random data and will try to force it into a recognizable form causing you to see things that aren't really there.
I'll admit that their aren't a LOT of collectors of them but there are enough to have absorbed all of the printed copies of the book, and there...
The first five or six editions are where most of the value in Redbooks as collectibles. The first edition is highly desired, but the fifth...
Products from the mint do not always come out at the same time each year. They may TEND to come out around the same time, but every so often...
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